Packaging and distribution

Creating a package

PDO drivers are released via PECL; all the usual rules for PECL extensions
apply. Packaging is accomplished by creating a valid
package.xml file and then running:

$ pecl package

This will create a tarball named PDO_SKEL-X.Y.Z.tgz.

Before releasing the package, you should test that it builds correctly; if
you've made a mistake in your config.m4 or
package.xml files, the package may not function
correctly. You can test the build, without installing anything, using the
following invocation: